Chinese edit

not; no
 
to extend; to connect; to receive
to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
trad. (不接一)
simp. #(不接一)

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不接一

  1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) intermittent; irregular
    本然逐月日今年不接一 [Hokkien, trad.]
    本然逐月日今年不接一 [Hokkien, simp.]
    I pún-jiân ta̍k-goe̍h-ji̍t sûn sûn kià chîⁿ lâi, kin-nî tio̍h put-chiap-it lô. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    He originally would regularly send money every month, but it should be intermittent this year.
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) at unexpected moments
    鐵線落來不接一 [Hokkien, trad.]
    铁线落来不接一 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Thih-sòaⁿ lâu lo̍h-lâi, put-chiap-it á thang ēng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Keep the iron wire, and it can be used at unexpected moments.

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